Clean Needles

Published October 21, 2013

Clean needles

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

The bill would alleviate public health problems linked to Ohio's growing heroin problem and opiate epidemic. Allowing drug users to exchange dirty … The revised law would help reduce drug abuse, requiring local programs to counsel drug users on …
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UCLA gets M to study substance use and HIV among minority men who have …

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

The Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine (CBAM) in the UCLA Department of Family Medicine works to advance the prevention and treatment of chronic illnesses, especially in communities with health care disparities. The center's work has a strong …
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Center takes on substance abuse

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

WINNEBAGO – Substance abuse is a problem affecting increasingly younger children, says Naomi Ochsendorf, program director at the Adolescent Treatment Center in Winnebago. To help combat the trend, the center will observe Red Ribbon Week from Oct.
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Mathis: The challenge of starting the conversation about substance abuse

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The cost to each of us plays out in criminal prosecution, hospital emergency room treatment, soaring health care needs, and loss of productivity. In a report released in February 2012, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse found that …
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